Congress Travel Costs Revealed in 1975 Foreign Trips
Congressional Quarterly reports 1975 foreign travel at 1.349 million dollars, higher than 1971 and 1974 totals. The true cost exceeds official figures due to unreported Air Force transport and exemptions. House and Senate travel data show 308 members making 544 government funded trips, with McCloskey and Murphy each making six trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
House Administration Committee
Washington Post
State Department
Air Force
House
Senate
Congressional
Hays
Elizabeth Rey
Committee
Congressional Committee
People’s Republic of China
Interior
Judiciary
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
Rcalif
John M. Murphy
D-N.y
Cardiss Collins
D-Ill
Edward J. Derwinski
R-Ill
Stephens J. Solarz
Samuel S. Stratton
Dn.y
Flickering Flame Over Montreal Olympic Controversy
An opinion piece argues politics have corrupted Montreal 1976 by Taiwan and New Zealand boycotts. It warns future Games risk global strife, calls for excluding politics to restore open competition and preserve Olympic ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
Taiwan
Republic of China
China
New Zealand
South Africa
Africa
Moscow
What Is Safest Canadian Language Flight Policy Debate
The Trudeau government faces a bilingual aviation dispute as pilots suspend travel over French use. A three-member judicial inquiry must unanimously confirm safety compliance before any bilingual air control plan proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Air Traffic Control Association
Canadian Air Line Pilots Association
Canada
Travel by Virginia Members Shows Mixed Trip Reports
The record lists trips by Virginia lawmakers to various international and domestic sites. Byrd Jr and Scott show no trips or responses. Butler and Daniel funded or billed government expenses for Israel and Iceland journeys. Downing travels to France on science minister meetings. Fisher and Harris report none or mixed. Robinson journeys to Taiwan and Asia-Pacific perimeter, funded by government allotment. Wampler records multiple trips including South Africa Switzerland Somalia and Europe, with government or private funding noted. Source: Congressional Quarterly.
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M. Caldwell Butler
Robert W. Daniel Jr
Israel
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Armed Services Committee
Iceland
Dan) Daniel
Thomas N. Downing
France
Organization For Economic
Joseph L. Fisher
Canada
International Association For Religious Freedom
Unitarian University Association
Herbert B. Harris Tl
D &B
J. Kenneth Robinson
Taiwan
Japan
Okinawa
Korea
Hong Kong
Guam
U.S Pacific
Appropriations Committee
Onzevid E. Satterfield III
Interparliamentary Union
Satterfield
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Spain
William C. Wampler
Red Dist
Republic of South Africa
Switzerland
Somalia
Berbera
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
Congressional
Crisis for Yasser Arafat as Syria backs Lebanon intervention
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe Syria steering Arab states to pressure the PLO in Lebanon. Arafat loses Western Arab support, faces internal radical forces, and may be replaced by Abu Lyad. The piece warns of heightened terrorism but possible restraint if moderates are backed.
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Washington
Syria
Hafez Assad
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Palestinian Liberation Organization
PLO
Arafat
Mideast
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Assad
Egypt
Kuwait
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Radio
Abu Lyad
Beirut
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Moscow
Iraq
Libya
West Bank
Jordan River
Carter enemies may swing pro life votes against him
Ellen McCormack, anti abortion candidate, predicts Carter will lose Catholic and abortion foe votes in November. She says Carter kept a pro abortion plank in the Democratic platform, urging a Reagan tilt and warning Democrats to vote their conscience. Her critique portrays Carter as amoral and party driven.
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New York
Hell
Jimmy Carter
Ellen McCormack
McCormack
Carter
Long Island
N.Y
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Kansas City
Georgia
Platform Drafting Committee
George McGovern
Madison Square Garden
Democratic Party
Thanks to Winchester Hospital Staff and Doctors
A Purcellville nurse thanks the Winchester Hospital staff for skilled care during a critical illness. She praises the physicians, medical assistants, and coronary care unit, noting the hospital’s excellence and attentive service across her career in nursing.
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the Star
Winchester Hospital
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
Winchester Memorial Tal
Mip
Har.n
Purcellville, Va
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Winchester Evening Star
Trudeau
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Ind
William Lloyd Scott
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
By Frank van der Linden
Plank
Evans — Novak
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H.ebert
Douglas 8
O'Connell
Eugene P. Miter
Winchester
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